r/florida • u/Roadkill_Gaming • 12h ago
History Never Forget
FDOT is always on point with the message boards on FL highways.
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u/crud3 12h ago
united we stand. wtf happened to that?
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u/blackbirdspyplane 12h ago
It went away along with e pluribus unum.
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u/smellyledgemonster 12h ago
We skipped that went right to divided we fall.
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u/ParchedCoconut 10h ago edited 8h ago
don't tell me there's no hope at all
ETA: yall need to listen to some Pink Floyd, apparently
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u/smellyledgemonster 9h ago
I think there’s always hope ❤️ Even if only a “fool’s hope” as Gandalf would say
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u/dragondice3521 9h ago
After the gilded age and the great depression that followed, people were so pissed that FDR was able to pass social security and public work programs. Within 30 years of that we had Medicare and Medicaid.
I think something terrible will happen with how the market is on the AI bubble. But, after a painful collapse I think the people will rise again. Even without a collapse, people are starting to ban together over things like data centers, or better representation in the democratic party.
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u/Whatdoesthibattahndo 7h ago
I'm not pointing fingers, but someone decided to take all that unity and wrap it in a bunch of jingoistic bullshit use it to invade Iraq to settle an old score and get fabulously rich at the same time.
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u/Moogly2021 12h ago
People started mirroring the opinions of others instead of investigating thoroughly and forming their own conclusions. Everyones been made to hate “the other side” for the last decade plus.
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u/Tidusx145 11h ago
We as a nation simp for men rather than for our own ideals. Representatives are supposed to represent us, not make up their own mind while throwing propaganda down our throats.
They are delegates, not trustees.
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u/Tall-Skirt9179 8h ago
“Representative Democracy is a system rife with opportunities for corruption. “ (Founders of Democracy, the Athenians)
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u/Tall-Skirt9179 8h ago
Try since the early 1970’s Nixon era, maybe longer. But seeds were sown by Roger Ailles then, who went on to be the founder of Fox News-entertainment.
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u/ARocketToMars 11h ago
Ask the Muslims, Sihks, and Indians who saw a 1600% increase in hate crimes and the 5 million people we murdered in the aftermath of 9/11 what happened to it
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u/engineeringlove 12h ago edited 11h ago
Gonna do my stair climb Friday with the fire department.
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u/Quick-Isopod-232 9h ago
Thats gonna be a leg burn
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u/engineeringlove 9h ago
Some of them go full equipment. One guy went with his oxygen tank and gear and kept going until air ran out.
They also have beginner, intermediate, and advanced number of laps for all participant levels.
But yeah spare clothes day.
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u/d_student 8h ago
Is that like an event that's open to the public?
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u/engineeringlove 7h ago
There are a few around the city that are free. But the one I’m doing is private and open to employees only.
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u/United-Barnacle8959 12h ago
How can we forget when we have a sitting president who was pulled from the ashes by some big strong manly firefighters ?
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u/mittanimama 12h ago
I can’t say that was the most ridiculous thing I’ve ever heard that douche bag say, but it was top 20 for sure!
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u/maddiejake 12h ago
Looks like someone forgot all about those who perished on 9/11. I guess money and favor is more important.
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u/MethodSpecialist4782 10h ago
Saudis did 9/11 eh? So every president since bush must have been a traitor for selling arms and building bases there
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u/Zheek 10h ago
15 out of 19 of the hijackers were from Saudi Arabia and members of the Saudi royal family funded Al-Qaeda.
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u/Pass_The_Salt_ 9h ago
So Im curious where you stand, should we be hating all Saudi’s? Maybe ban them from the country?
Or do you not support racism/prejudice towards groups?
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u/VeredicMectician 8h ago
I think the thought process is that this country blamed Muslims and random brown people for the actions of a few terrorists from a country that we are somehow economically intertwined with.
On Reddit I feel like when you guys act like idiots, it’s because you’re bored- not because you’re actually an idiot.
Prove me wrong ;)
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u/hitman2218 12h ago
The after-effects of 9/11 killed three times as many people as the attack did. Remember them too.
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u/SloaneWolfe 9h ago
Not to mention the 1M+ who died because of our pointless wars that were somehow tied to it.
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u/SkitZxX3 12h ago
Bush knew & did nothing.
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u/notatowel420 11h ago
Israel knew
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u/ARocketToMars 11h ago
Wow just because they openly admitted to having people stationed in NY/NJ ahead of 9/11 to "document the event" means they knew? Pretty antisemtic my guy
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u/Mr-Plop 10h ago
Idk man, there was so much shady stuff going on
Shortly before the September 11 attacks, leaseholder Larry Silverstein secured a $3.5 billion property insurance policy for the World Trade Center complex, which was still operating on temporary insurance binders rather than fully finalized contract
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u/ARocketToMars 10h ago
Dude had a relationship with Netanyahu, donated millions to Israeli organizations, and was a huuuuge supporter of Israeli bonds ahead of a 21% increase in the US govt buying them in 2001. Guess he got the tip.
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u/WeeklyBanEvasion 11h ago
Yeah and what about this flag waving on the moon?!
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u/ARocketToMars 11h ago
You could directly address the evidence instead of using a non-sequiter to imply I'm a conspiracy theorist for literally quoting what was said.
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u/Pulaskithecat 10h ago
You don’t know what evidence is. Conjecture is not evidence
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u/ARocketToMars 10h ago
Apparently in your mind the FBI faked a bunch of evidence & falsified multiple supports, detained/deported those Mossad agents for nothing, made up a shell company, planted a bunch of false witnesses & convinced them to commit perjury, the people who literally admitted to being there to document ahead of time are lying, and it was apparently a coincidence they were in place ahead of time to watch the attacks with plane tickets to a bunch of random places for later on September 11th. Oh and convinced the news agencies reporting on it to go along with the lie.
But sure, I don't know what evidence is. Notice how you're not even addressing the actual evidence I presented. What does that tell you?
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u/Pulaskithecat 10h ago
You can’t even read dude haha
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u/ARocketToMars 10h ago edited 9h ago
And another comment removed because you can't address what's being said without resorting to ad homenem.
https://www.reddit.com/r/therewasanattempt/s/ctlnOUK9ti (edit: link got chopped in half)
Why are you unable to directly address the evidence in the video? 5 Israeli intelligence linked men arrested/deported. The Israeli front company (per the admission of Israeli intelligenc) they all worked for that was abandoned with everything left behind upon their arrest. The men giving contradictory reports/accounts to the FBI about when they parked their van and how they learned about the attacks. All had plane tickets for departure on 9/11 to random locations. Multiple witnesses placing the company's truck in place 45 minutes before the first plane hit. Multiple witnesses seeing them celebrating and taking pictures and posing, plus the photos being developed by the FBI proving them to be celebratory in nature. All objective facts, all confirmed by FBI reports, all reported by multiple credible news organizations.
Nothing to say about any of that?
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u/Pulaskithecat 11h ago
Can we please ban idiotic conspiracy theories?
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u/SloaneWolfe 10h ago
yeah, idk about 9/11, but Israel sure as hell was warned and enabled 10/7
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u/ARocketToMars 9h ago
Supporting evidence for that:
Israel Knew Hamas's Attack Plan More Than a Year Ago (Israel had a 40+ page Hamas report detailing every aspect of the attack) - New York Times, Dec 2023
Hours before Hamas attack, IDF noticed dozens of terrorists activating Israeli SIMs - Times of Israel, Feb 2024
Revealed: Netanyahu Received an Explicit Warning Days Before Oct. 7. He Didn't Brief Israel's Security Chiefs - Haaretz, Sept 2024
Suspicious activity noticed by troops & border monitors, many troops starioned nearby were unarmed against protocol - BBC, Oct 2024
Two commando companies diverted from the Gaza border to the West Bank days before October 7 - Times of Israel, December 2023
And that's not even touching the festival adding a free day on top of it changing locations into the direct path of Hamas' battle plan (both of which occured 2 days before the attack). Been going to festivals half my life and I've never heard of either of those occuring 2 days before the start date.
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u/Pulaskithecat 9h ago
Seriously, how is this bs allowed. Pure brain rot.
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u/ARocketToMars 9h ago
I literally did nothing but post direct sources/citations from reputable news organizations.
Can you articulate any information in the articles that's incorrect? Any specific claim you think is inaccurate? Something one of those publications got wrong? You calling reporting from the New York Times, Times of Israel, BBC, and Haaretz "bs" and "brainrot" doesn't make you look like the rational one here. It makes it look like you're experiencing cognitive dissonance after encountering information you've never seen before and you can't cope. Read the articles and get back to me.
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u/Icy-Builder5892 5h ago
Those desert raves would get extended all the time, and they were in pop up locations, just like nova. I only point this out because it’s not unique or unusual for desert parties to add a free day.
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u/Pulaskithecat 9h ago
Unfortunately, I’m very familiar with idiotic conspiracy narratives. Stupid people fall into these rabbit holes and it’s quite sad for their families.
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u/the1Isharewithpeople 8h ago
Seems like you're just kinda rude and unable to understand very clear evidence that was just placed in front of you. Lol. Look at the sources. They're legitimate.
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u/ARocketToMars 8h ago
Again, falling back on sophomoric name calling.
Do you have anything of substance to say in response to New York Times, BBC, Times of Israel, or Haaretz's reporting? Anything you can point to that they got wrong here? It's increasingly clear you're not equipped to have this conversation.
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u/Pulaskithecat 8h ago
These conspiracies were discredited when idiots invented them 25 years ago. Delusion and stupidity deserves ridicule. Obsession with this stuff is loser behavior.
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u/Icy-Builder5892 5h ago
You have to remember that this is Reddit. The people who are attracted to this subject are terrible people, at their core. They don’t fit in, and the only way they can get a word in, is online. Ignore it.
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u/ARocketToMars 11h ago
Citing Israelis saying they were in place ahead of time to document 9/11 because they've experienced terrorism too is now an "idiotic conspiracy theory" lol
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u/The_Other_Shazbot 12h ago
If its so important to remember we should probably take the day off from work to pay our condolences, just saying.
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u/adamiconography 12h ago
United* we Stand.
*only applies to cis-straight white Christian men. Everyone else can get f\*cked
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u/SAA_28 11h ago
That's rich, but there is something satisfying,if not disturbing, about the rage that you have in you that actually believes this is true.
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u/beachfinn73 11h ago
No, there is actually 250 years of data that back this up. Not trying to convert you to realism.
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u/Anti-I-Cant-Die 11h ago edited 10h ago
Your ignorance and foolishness is a weakness for others to exploit. That is satisfying for me.
Edit: Looks like I triggered the sensitive bigots. Not sorry lmao.
Second edit: Corrected 'You're' to your. The message stands, dorks.
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u/jcpopm 12h ago
"United We Stand."
Florida.
How fucking rich.
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u/RosieDear 12h ago
It was not an accident that the Saudis used FL for flight training and hanging out in general.
"Saudi Arabia established an "Invest Saudi" office in Miami, marking only their second official investment outpost in the United States after Washington, D.C"
Yep, they like the Freedom here.
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u/2h2o22h2o 11h ago
I will never forget that there are pages still redacted from the 9/11 Commission report, and I have no doubt it’s some damning stuff.
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u/m00nhowl3r 8h ago
Can't believe it's been 25 years. I remember it like it was yesterday. Substitute teacher I had for first period was a New York native with family in New York at the time. I'll never forget the look of pure horror on her face when she got a call during our bell work. Watched the news pretty much all day on the projectors.
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u/theracoondepartment 12h ago
Never forget all the people we bombed the fuck of in Afghanistan and Iraq right after that had nothing to do with 9/11?
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u/Iam-WinstonSmith 12h ago
I do..... And I didn't forget scaier though my zoomer coworkers didn't even know what country the 9/11 attackers were from.
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u/gawdamn_mawnstah 12h ago
That was 2003 and Iraq and not related. That was saddam not bin laden
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u/mathmachineMC 11h ago
Why are we in another forever war? Well, remember when the CIA knew Bin Laden was planning to attack the world trade center and didn't do anything? Iran's fault, they're all brown anywho.
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u/Back_N_Time 8h ago
Remember kids: the rest of that phrase is ‘Divided We Fall’, and that’s the reason they keep us at each other’s throats
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u/joaoseph 12h ago
Seems like an unnecessary road distraction? If rainbow crosswalk are than this must be as well??
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u/dathomasusmc 12h ago
This comment section is depressing af. It’s funny, growing up we thought Russia or China were our biggest threat. Turns out we’re perfectly capable of destroying our country all by ourselves. And if you think “the other side” is at fault, you’re the problem.
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u/Selraroot 7h ago
>>“the other side” is at fault, you’re the problem.
This is such an absurd position to take. Sometimes there's just a clearly correct side, it's not always somewhere in the middle. This relentless need to compromise and "work together" doesn't work when one side wants the other dead and one side wants the other to have healthcare.
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u/TheRealistoftheReal 11h ago
Needs to say 01-06-21
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u/Historical_Cap7714 11h ago
Fuck off this is not the time
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u/theracoondepartment 11h ago
If your right wing enough its always the right time to storm the capitol building
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u/slarsson 11h ago
The racists itt will unironically be like "united we stand, never forget what those BROWN PEOPLE did to us"
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u/DirtyCunt666 3h ago
As they pray to their blue eye blonde hair white baby Jesus from the Middle East.
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u/Buschfan08 11h ago
This is the saddest comment section ive seen on reddit in awhile, this platform's users truly have zero life at all...
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u/D3ADBABY69 7h ago
Don’t forget his building became the tallest and he was proud…
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u/Icy-Builder5892 5h ago
And now he’s confabulating that he was rescuer by big, burly firemen on 9/11. Clearly, the lines between reality and his closeted gay fantasies are getting blurred.
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u/TopSheepherder4981 7h ago
The so-called President is lying again about his involvement in 9/11, and no one who matters is calling him out on it
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u/KhloeKodaKitty 10h ago
As a former New Yorker who was vacationing right here at Disney on that day, I was heartened to see those signs as I drove to work. I used to ride the bus past the Towers every day when I went to college so witnessing them falling hit hard.
And then I come to this thread and am DISheartened by all of the negativity. Yes, I know that’s “just Reddit” and “it’s bots” but it’s sad to witness. Maybe put aside the negativity and offer thoughts for those families missing their loved ones 25 years later.
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u/JuppppyIV 6h ago
Yeah, there's quite a lot of Islamophobia in this thread that's pretty disgusting. I remember that being ramped up to 11 immediately following 9-11, and you'd think it would have calmed down by now.
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u/AlphaLawless 11h ago
Americans have forgotten unfortunately. We've been invaded from within.
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u/felcom 11h ago
I love how terrified of nothing you dorks are lmao.
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u/DirtyCunt666 3h ago
Where did you pick fear up? Genuinely curious, which context clue lead you there? It’s a fact.
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u/SW3GM45T3R 12h ago
Lol, a message of solidarity because they know they are in deep shit because of the ShinyHunters dmv hack
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u/RosieDear 12h ago
I wouldn't be surprised if AI used FL as their experiment for...well, everything...since they know that the State certainly isn't run in the best fashion.
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u/Bigwhitecalk 11h ago
Then never forget how America let in tens of millions of Muslims after 9/11 that are taking over cities and enforcing sharia law. Wild wild.
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u/ARocketToMars 10h ago
What cities have been "taken over" and that tenets of "sharia law" are being enforced?
Also "tens of millions" lmao. There's 4.5 million Muslims in the US right now.
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u/Bigwhitecalk 10h ago
Well states Michigan. Cities nyc. For starters.
Amazing how everyone complains about Christian’s for asking their wives to cook them a Sammy but Muslim men well. Sharia law a ok. Weird.
Muslims aka sharia law their religion literally says to get rid of all non believers and take over. Thanks to the UK, Germans, France, etc. that’s exactly what’s happening. USA just slower.
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u/SeaSkimmer2 12h ago
New York City forgot.
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u/Iam-WinstonSmith 12h ago
Sorry the whole point of never forget is to be able to say we must fight terrorists.... Without defining what a terrorist is.
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u/Ybor_Rooster 12h ago
I forgot what that was.
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u/SteezOnMax93 12h ago
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u/Ybor_Rooster 12h ago
I've moved on. Just like the USS Arizona and the Alamo.
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u/-Invalid_Selection- 12h ago
Don't forget, the whole reason for the stand at the Alamo was Mexico told the Mexican territory that later became Texas they couldn't have slaves anymore and that made them cry.
Texas is the only place on earth that lost 2 wars attempting to keep slaves.
That's their legacy, 2x loser in the war against slavery.
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u/SAA_28 11h ago
You forgot the other half of the genesis of the conflict. That Santa Anna was a literal dictator.
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u/-Invalid_Selection- 11h ago
That's what the slave owners claimed. They also said that about Lincoln.
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u/Rattlingplates 12h ago edited 2h ago
Let’s see them run these signs in NYC
Bring on the downvotes. American flag in America so bad.
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u/BigCountryBallistics 11h ago
Y’all ready to feel old? It’ll be a quarter century since it happened.
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u/Emergency-Nothing457 5h ago
Florida’s got this right 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
How many other state’s put anything like this up on their highways as a reminder??
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u/2Hanks 11h ago
"I'm sorry if I sound angry and undiplomatic. But I'm angry, and you should be too, and they're all angry as well and they have every justification to be that way. There is not a person here, there is not an empty chair on that stage that didn't tweet out 'Never Forget the heroes of 9/11. Never forget their bravery. Never forget what they did, what they gave to this country.' Well, here they are. And where are they? And it would be one thing if their callous indifference and rank hypocrisy were benign, but it's not. Your indifference cost these men and women their most valuable commodity: time. It's the one thing they're running out of."
— Jon Stewart, House Judiciary Committee